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pages ii–iii, 58, 75, 91, 130—National Archives pages 3, 5, 68 bottom—Chippewa National Forest pages 15, 25, 51, 67—Bill Raffe Photographic Collection, Iron Range Research Center (irrc) pages 19, 20, 50— ccc Collection, Carlton County Historical Society pages 29, 35—Uno Saari Oral History, irrc page 34—Eino Lahti Photographic Collection, irrc pages 37, 68 top, 132—Robert Engstrom Collection, irrc pages 41, 42 top right, 59, 112, 133—Nick Radovich Collection, irrc page 42 top left—John Cackoski Photographic Collection, irrc page 42 bottom— Alfred “Irv” Nelson Collection, Chippewa National Forest page 44—Paul Sundberg Collection, irrc pages 45, 60—John Rabuze Collection, irrc page 47—Kenneth Aery Collection, irrc pages 55, 69 bottom—Howard Paakkonen Collection, irrc pages 56, 101, 103, 105, 128—Copyright Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources page 61—Joseph Bombich Collection, irrc page 69 top—John Kramerich Collection, irrc page 76 top— Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, Library of Congress page 84—Osmos Anderson Collection, irrc page 86—Photograph courtesy of Northeast Minnesota Historical Center, Duluth pages 88 top, 124, 134—Kathy Kainz Photographic Collection, irrc page 88 bottom—Mrs.WilliamWipf Photographic Collection, irrc page 110—usda Soil Conservation Service page 113—Edward Mehelich Collection, irrc page 135—ccc Collections, irrc page 206—Francis Carroll Maps on pages 54, 80, 81 by Map Hero—Matt Kania All other images from mhs collections 205 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 206 [3.145.164.106] Project MUSE (2024-04-18 14:39 GMT) To learn more about the history of the ccc in Minnesota, visit the Minnesota Civilian Conservation Corps History Center at the Ironworld Discovery Center in Chisholm, Minnesota. Developed as a partnership between Ironworld USA,the Iron Range Research Center,and Chapter 119 of the NationalAssociation of ccc Alumni,its exhibits tell the story of the life and work of the Minnesota ccc. At Gooseberry Falls State Park, the ccc Worker statue honors Minnesota’s enrollees and all who were a part of the ccc in the state. Dedicated on August 9, 2007, it stands along a trail near the park’s visitor center, facing a ccc-built stone retaining wall. This pin was given to an enrollee from the Big Lake Camp at Cloquet. 207 Hard Work and a Good Deal was designed and set in type at Cathy Spengler Design,Minneapolis.The book was printed at Friesens,Altona,Manitoba.The typefaces are LinoLetter, Gill Sans, and Gomorrah. 208 ...

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